Full name | Lotus Racing |
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Base | Hingham, Norfolk, United Kingdom |
Team principal(s) | Tony Fernandes |
Technical director | Mike Gascoyne |
Formula One World Championship Career | |
Debut | 2010 Bahrain Grand Prix |
Latest race | 2011 Brazilian Grand Prix |
Races competed | 38 |
Constructors' Championships | 0 |
Drivers' Championships | 0 |
Race victories | 0 |
Pole positions | 0 |
Fastest laps | 0 |
2010 position | 10th (0 points) |
Lotus Racing was a Formula 1 racing team. The team was created by the Malaysian government and Proton. It started racing in 2010 and ended by the end of 2011.
Lotus Racing is not the same as Team Lotus. Lotus is owned by Proton, a company that builds cars. The Malaysian government owns a large part of Proton. Lotus Racing was started by the Malaysian government to promote the Proton company and its Lotus cars. The right to use the name Team Lotus is owned by David Hunt. David Hunt is the brother of James Hunt. James Hunt is the 1976 F1 world champion. The only connection between the two teams is the name Lotus.